Finding Chika
A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
$25.25
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
10 November 2020
Summary
Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought to the Have Faith Haiti Orphanage that Mitch and his wife, Janine operate.
Chika’s arrival made a quick impression. Brave and self-assured, even as a three-year-old, she delighted the other kids and teachers. But at age five, Chika was suddenly diagnosed with a terminal disea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751571943 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0751571946 |
| Author: | Mitch Albom |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 10 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 182g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 198mm x 126mm |
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Critics Review
Uplifting … Although Finding Chika makes for heart-wrenching reading, it is also a tale of resilience and decency - and the memorable cheerfulness of a dying child - Independent
Heartrending … A touching rumination on the magic of children, the extraordinary lengths parents will go for them and the unlikely family that came together across continents - Mail Online
Mitch Albom breaks hearts with his story - Mirror
A heartbreaking story of love, grief and what it really means to be a family - Daily Express
A beautiful, heart-breaking, heart-warming read - My Weekly
About The Author
Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom is an internationally bestselling author, screenwriter, playwright, and award-winning journalist. He is the author of six consecutive number one New York Times bestsellers and has sold over thirty-five million copies of his books in forty-five languages worldwide, including Tuesdays with Morrie, which is the bestselling memoir of all time.
Albom also works as a columnist and broadcaster and has founded eight charities in Detroit and Haiti, where he operates an orphanage. He lives with his wife, Janine, in Michigan.
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